Introduction: 
Most of the company laptops are either a Dell Latitude or a Lenovo ThinkPad, and that’s pretty justified, both these brands are capable performers and are pretty common sight in the cubicles. The reason behind this is the immense capability of these laptops to perform as per the need of medium-to-large businesses.
The Dell Latitude line-up now is getting a much-deserved makeover and the most prominent break from the predictable gray look is the all new black fleecy metal design. The Dell Latitude E6400 that we are reviewing here is among the very few laptops to receive this makeover.
Apart from the external makeover the Dell Latitude E6400 gets its power from Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, and our review unit came loaded with features such as a desktop-speed 7,200rpm hard drive and backlit-keyboard. Our unit was priced at $2,007. Though, just like all the other Dell laptops the starting price for the Latitude e6400 is also pretty moderate and you can get the laptop with a starting price of $1,139, but for anything extra like the Webcam, the fingerprint reader or a fitted modem, you will have to pay extra. This makes the starting price deceptive for most of the consumers, but at the same time it lets you customize the system to an implausible degree.
Dimensions (W x D x H): 13.1 inches x 9.4 inches x 1.2 inches
Weight: 5.7/6.6 pounds
Memory: 2GB, 667MHz DDR2
Processor: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
OS (Operating system): Windows Vista Business
Hard Drive: 160GB 7,200rpm
Screen: 14.1 in
Graphics: Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M
Optical Drive: DVD burner
Data: mini FireWire, 4 USB 2.0, eSATA and SD card reader
Networking: Ethernet, Modem, Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Verizon mobile broadband
Weighing close to 6 pounds, the Latitude E6400 is comparatively heavier than some of other 14 inch laptops that we’ve reviewed recently, but the stern metal built of the system gives it an impressive dense feel, and makes it look like the system easily could withstand some casual handling.
Most of the company laptops are either a Dell Latitude or a Lenovo ThinkPad, and that’s pretty justified, both these brands are capable performers and are pretty common sight in the cubicles. The reason behind this is the immense capability of these laptops to perform as per the need of medium-to-large businesses.The Dell Latitude line-up now is getting a much-deserved makeover and the most prominent break from the predictable gray look is the all new black fleecy metal design. The Dell Latitude E6400 that we are reviewing here is among the very few laptops to receive this makeover.
Apart from the external makeover the Dell Latitude E6400 gets its power from Intel’s Centrino 2 platform, and our review unit came loaded with features such as a desktop-speed 7,200rpm hard drive and backlit-keyboard. Our unit was priced at $2,007. Though, just like all the other Dell laptops the starting price for the Latitude e6400 is also pretty moderate and you can get the laptop with a starting price of $1,139, but for anything extra like the Webcam, the fingerprint reader or a fitted modem, you will have to pay extra. This makes the starting price deceptive for most of the consumers, but at the same time it lets you customize the system to an implausible degree.
Technical Specifications:
MSRP: $1,139 to $2,007Dimensions (W x D x H): 13.1 inches x 9.4 inches x 1.2 inches
Weight: 5.7/6.6 pounds
Memory: 2GB, 667MHz DDR2
Processor: 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
OS (Operating system): Windows Vista Business
Hard Drive: 160GB 7,200rpm
Screen: 14.1 in
Graphics: Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M
Optical Drive: DVD burner
Data: mini FireWire, 4 USB 2.0, eSATA and SD card reader
Networking: Ethernet, Modem, Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Verizon mobile broadband
Build And Design:
The Dell Latitude E6400 is a brand new E series laptop, which is a tad different in looks from the conventional Latitude looks. The new laptop trades the pointed gray lid for a stridently squared-off design having an industrial brushed metal surface. As a result the laptop has a lot more modern feel and the system meets the need of a modern work laptop that you can frequently carry to your work or to a café. That said, the system doesn’t compromise on its professional look and it still has that professional look, and can also fit in between the high-end designer consumer laptops.Weighing close to 6 pounds, the Latitude E6400 is comparatively heavier than some of other 14 inch laptops that we’ve reviewed recently, but the stern metal built of the system gives it an impressive dense feel, and makes it look like the system easily could withstand some casual handling.
Screen:
The Dell Latitude E6400 has a 14.1 in wide-screen LCD, offering 1,440 x 900 pixels of native resolution, which is what, is expected from a 14 or 15 inch screens. The screen here is an LED backlit display, which is lighter, thinner and makes use of comparatively less power than the conventional laptop screens, but at the same time Dell offers a non-LED 1,280 x 800-pixel resolution alternative, which cuts down the price of the system by $129 off the price.Performance:
As far as performance is concerned, we won’t say that the Dell Latitude E6400 is the best performing laptop at present, but yes, during our testing we had no problems in working on office documents, surfing the internet and playing back the media files at the same time. Though the system is not meant for gaming (who plays on a work laptop?), but the 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M GPU should be sufficient for the intense graphics work, and at the same time should eke out a hardly playable 16.8 fps (frames per second) at 1,280 x 800 pixel resolution in Unreal Tournament 3.